Official name : Office National de l’Huile
(O.N.H.- Tunisian Olive Oil Office)
Legal Status : Industrial and commercial public establishment.
Date set up : Founded since 1930 and reorganized in 1970.
O.N.H. facilities :
· Several laboratories fully equipped with advanced technology and staffed with highly qualified personnel for physico-chemical testing and organoleptic assessment. Three of these laboratories are accredited by the International Olive Oil Council.
· Storage capacity of about 185,000 tons distributed through the chief producer area.
· A haulage fleet capable of collecting up to 2000 tons of oil daily.
O.N.H. Branches :
· Regional centres in the main producer areas equiped with logistic facilities (transport, laboratories, storage, etc.) are located at Tunis, which covers the Northern region ; at Sousse, which covers the Sahel region ; at Kairouan for the central region ; at Sfax for the centre south and at Zarzis for the South.
· Besides these regional offices in Tunisia itself, the O.N.H has a branche abroard in France (Marseille).
O.N.H. Main Duties :
· To safeguard Tunisia’s olive oil ressources and the important social and economic wealth they represent by proposing suitable measures to the government for the protection, development and promotion of the olive sector.
· To assist producers in improving the productivity of their holdings through orchard protection, rejuvenation and care.
· To make olive oil processors and olive crushers aware of the need to produce quality olive oil.
. To represent the Tunisian olive oil sector at any related events and on international organisations.
TUNISIAN OLIVE OIL OFFICE
10, avenue Mohamed V, 1001 Tunis
Phone : (216 71) 339.093/338.966/345.566
fax : (216 71) 351.883/336.231
Telex : 14325- 15431 ZITFI
E-Mail : info@onh.com.tn
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